𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćuHrás (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to be strong, to swell”). Cognate with Sanskrit शूर (śūra).

Adjective

𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀 • (sūra)[1]

  1. strong, mighty, powerful

References

  1. ^ Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Mighty”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 331
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